𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 - 𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠

(34.) 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑

"You came back." Heesung puts down his phone and smiled at me.

"You're one of my eight patients that I need to look up to." I placed some dishes on his side table, waiting for him to check it before I plan to leave.

I heard he didn't eat lunch because he's not used to foreign foods and was craving for a Korean dish. I even asked his Doctor if he could eat some, and they said yes so, why not?

"Thanks, are you gonna stay until I get done?" his eyes looks like pleading.

I nodded, I still have one question to ask. I didn't hear what he said earlier, but I know it was about my Dad.

"About earlier..." I started and he stumbled.

Should I do it? Should I ask him? but I just said that I hate him.

"You mentioned... my Dad, w-what happened to him? how... how are they?" My hands were shaking so I hide them at my back, no matter how I hate my parents, they are still my parents.

Realization hits me earlier.

Most of the time, my parents and I fight, but there are also some good thing happened. We were once a happy family.

I stepped closer, "Your Dad, p—passed away."

"What? Hee... are you freaking serious? my Dad's healthy! my mom, how's my mom?"

"Sun, please hear me out first." He held my cheeks and wiped the tears, I felt my heart go stop and go as he said those informations.

My Dad, passed away? my palms suddenly went above his hands as I keep squeezing it while letting my emotions out. "I'm here, if you calm down I can tell you what you want to hear, would you trust me this time?" his voice sounds so comforting that I almost forgot that my hands are holding him tightly.

"How? this can't be... Dad"

I'm trying to hold back my tears but I just couldn't. I feel like my heart stop for a second the moment he said that.

I thought I'm already tough.

I thought I built myself enough.

I thought I can handle my longing for them, that it's fine to leave them just like that because of how they made me feel that day, but I think I was wrong.

Wrong and cruel, selfish and heartless.

Is this who I am now?

"Whatever happens, Sun it's not your fault." he said while holding my hand so tight, I could feel his breath at my neck and that's when I realized that he's hugging my from the back.

He always say that, he always made me feel that it's never my fault until I got blinded from the reality.

Got blinded by my own family, by him.

"Mrs. Shin is in critical condition due to a car crash that happened a month ago. I'm not saying this to make you come with me back to South Korea or anything," he pauses and took a deep breath.

"But your family needs you, they've admitted what they did to you and apologized to me, also Mr. Shin gave me this letter three days before he passed away."

I looked at the envelop he's holding, it was covered with little pink hearts, my favorite color and a ribbon.

"They are sorry, I am too."

"Five years... please excuse me, I'll be back later." I looked at my watch and I'm three minutes late for my next patient.

I wiped my cheeks and took a glance at him before leaving. "I'll ... be back at 8:30 PM." He gave me a reassuring smile and so I waved the envelope before closing the door.

Starring at the pink envelop just gave me a lot of flashbacks about my Dad.

Daddy... I'm sorry.